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Old May 28, 2011 | 03:17 PM
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who makes the brightest no error LED bulbs for license plate?

i have LED bulbs for my w203, but i just don't believe they're bright enough. i do not want to change the housing, just the LED's. i want to know which ones you guys think are the brightest. thanks in advance.
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Old May 28, 2011 | 06:51 PM
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Old May 28, 2011 | 07:08 PM
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just installed AZN rear number plate led"s bright enough for me great price & service
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Old May 28, 2011 | 08:08 PM
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do they have built in diodes? And do you have night pictures?
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Old May 28, 2011 | 08:40 PM
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If you're willing to fork out $40+ for a set, there are some super bright 18 smd led lights that you could get off ebay.
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Old May 28, 2011 | 09:14 PM
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are they brighter than these?
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Old May 28, 2011 | 10:10 PM
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+1...I have the ebay ones and they are crazy bright. I can text you a pic tonight if you text me your number since I can't post pics on here from my phone...whoops that was meant to be a private message.

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Old May 28, 2011 | 10:17 PM
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You should probably edit out your number... Unless you enjoy getting spam on your cell phone.
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Old May 28, 2011 | 10:36 PM
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the ebay 18 smd lights look something like this. it's totally overpriced btw.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MERCE...Q5fAccessories
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Old May 28, 2011 | 11:10 PM
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juan please edit out your number, it's not worth you getting spammed in order for me to get a pic brotha. the 18smd are cool and i actually had them, but i got shipped the wrong fitment for my car and they were a PITA to install so i'm only doing bulbs.
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Old May 28, 2011 | 11:50 PM
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hi michael
no error message,no pics,brighter than your pic"s contact azn very helpfull guy.
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Old May 29, 2011 | 12:08 AM
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+1 Mike (Aznoptics) has quality led's for our cars. Contact him.
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Old May 29, 2011 | 09:31 AM
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i had some cant remember who i purchase them from but it was from a sponser "JB" i think.. not (Aznoptics).. but i get an error and when i lock and unlock my car, the left side light blinks sending an error to the computer saying bulb out. even when i put on the blinkers you can see the lightside license plate light blinking, i switch them out with a new set and same problem. am going back to stock lights :-(
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Old May 29, 2011 | 10:32 AM
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I bought some of these. I couldn't believe how well they were made or how bright they are for only having 2 bulbs. Best $11 I've spent in a while Sorry for the iPhone pic



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LED-E...item51974c7632

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Old May 29, 2011 | 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by keith954
I bought some of these. I couldn't believe how well they were made or how bright they are for only having 2 bulbs. Best $11 I've spent in a while Sorry for the iPhone pic
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LED-E...item51974c7632
Pictures can be deceiving, although they do look pretty bright. Are they at all homosexual/blue looking? I'm concerned about their claimed 10,000K light output - I like to stay below 6,000K for minimal homosexuality/blueness. They do look fairly white in your pic, though.
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Old May 29, 2011 | 12:09 PM
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No they are nowhere close to the 10,000k more like a 5000k. I was worried they would be too blue/purple like his pic, but they are white
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Old May 29, 2011 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by keith954
No they are nowhere close to the 10,000k more like a 5000k. I was worried they would be too blue/purple like his pic, but they are white
Nice. I will order these and save myself $30 (instead of buying them from a forum vendor).
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Old May 29, 2011 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Dingleberry
Pictures can be deceiving, although they do look pretty bright. Are they at all homosexual/blue looking? I'm concerned about their claimed 10,000K light output - I like to stay below 6,000K for minimal homosexuality/blueness. They do look fairly white in your pic, though.
I'd edit those words DB, I got a warning last time I used them.I'm going to china in a few months here and can get these for like 0.35. They're not error free though.i want the ones on this cls55
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Old May 29, 2011 | 12:49 PM
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No they are nowhere close to the 10,000k more like a 5000k. I was worried they would be too blue/purple like his pic, but they are white
And I'll take a set of those. They look bettter than mine
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JBSpeed is pretty bright.

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JBSpeed is pretty bright.

That's really bright, is it just the bulb?
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Old May 29, 2011 | 04:13 PM
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Sorry that the picture is kinda bad, but I got these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180539256252&viewitem= &sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT
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Old May 29, 2011 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by jtwillia2
The ebay led that keith posted has a heat sink, which is probably a good thing.
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Old May 29, 2011 | 06:11 PM
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AZN Optics FTW. They will work with no issues and they are freaking bright!
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I don't think anyone sells the bulb alone, it's the entire fixture.
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